I usually post in English, but this will be a mix of English and Tagalog. I’m writing this to let people know of a way to somehow shorten the lines for ticket booths at LRT-1 Northbound. It seems that not every passenger knows about the “Modified Coupon System”. Pa’no ba naman, hindi kapansin-pansin yung posters […]
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How to buy and reload Beep cards in LRT stations
You’re on this page probably because you want to know how you can avail Beep cards at LRT stations. Or maybe for the first time, your Beep card is about to run out of load. Maybe you don’t take LRT trains but just a little curious. 🙂 The Beep card ticketing system was first tried […]
LRT Beep card: my experience with the new ticketing system
Tap-and-go na ang ticketing system LRT-1, Southbound man o Northbound! This is thanks to the LRT Beep cards. Hopefully, the next upgrade in our train system would be for the improvement of train availability. As I write this in late September, I can’t say that I feel any improvement in my daily and nightly commute […]
GrabTaxi: I could never successfully book a taxi :(
I always wanted to try the GrabTaxi app. Booking from them is expensive, but security is an important thing that they can give passengers so that’s okay. But my attempts have never been successful. I think it’s a combination of bad signalling from GrabTaxi and bad internet connection in my house.
Baguio Trip via Victory Liner First Class (Deluxe) Bus – With Schedules
*in Manila, Sunday is usually the day of the week when there’s least traffic but I think traffic is heaviest in Baguio on Sundays. In August, we went to Baguio for vacation. Walking up and down the slopes was tiring, but the hefty servings of delicious restaurant foods in the city provided us more than […]
Review: Dalampasigan Beach & Pool Resort in Guis-guis, Quezon, near Sariaya
I didn’t care for beaches… or so I thought. In March this year, developers and designers in our company set an overnight outing at Marine Base Beach Resort (a.k.a Boracay de Cavite, or Katungkulan Resort). I didn’t want to come because I don’t like swimming and other personal reasons. After some persuasion from a few […]
Makati City Jeepney, Buses, and Train Route Map
Download PDF Map: Preview: A treasure I found at jica.go.jp
Green passport renewal at new DFA office – requirements, fees, location map near Mall of Asia
The real goal of this blog entry is to share my personal experience with green passport renewal at DFA while giving my readers some idea of what to expect as they go through the process. But since I feel too exhausted to provide complete details at the moment, I will write about my most notable […]